Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Giovanni Battista Borra, 1713–1770, Italian
Title:
Members of an Ionic Temple at Teos
Date:
ca. 1750
Materials & Techniques:
Black and brown ink with gray wash over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 21 1/4 x 14 15/16 inches (53.9 x 38 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "XXXIX"; in brown ink, upper left: "XLV."; in black ink, within image: various measurements; in brown ink, within image, lower right: "26·5·1 | in Secondo Vitruuio"; in graphite, lower center: "Members of Ionic Temple at Teios | Members of the Ionic Temple at Teios"; in brown ink, on back, upper left: "Teo Tempio di Baui"; on back, lower center: "XIV"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.936
Classification:
Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
frieze (entablature component) | moldings | architectural subject | Lydian | temple | capitals | ornament | Ionic
Associated Places:
Ege kiyilari | Teos | Izmir Ili | Turkey | Asia
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:27016